No. 303 in Afrikaans

intussen

Meanwhile.

In a sentence

Hy lees 'n boek, intussen maak sy die aandete.
He is reading a book, meanwhile she is preparing dinner.
In this sentence, 'intussen' indicates simultaneous activities occurring at the same time by different persons.
Intussen het hulle besluit om te wag.
Meanwhile, they decided to wait.
Here, 'intussen' is used to represent the passage of time leading to a decision.
Ons sal intussen ons huiswerk voltooi.
We will complete our homework in the meantime.
In this context, 'intussen' suggests an action to be accomplished before another anticipated event happens.

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